Larry Brown was a textbook stay-at-home defenceman who spent a decade in the NHL. He played his position well in his own zone and rarely incurred an unnecessary penalty.

The native of Brandon, Manitoba played four years of junior with the hometown Wheat Kings and was the property of the New York Rangers. After spending one year each in the Eastern and Central Leagues, he played 15 games with the Blueshirts in 1969-70. New York was deep on the blueline so Brown was sent to the Detroit Red Wings for forward Peter Stemkowski in October 1970. Brown was solid for the sad sack Wings but was re-acquired by the Rangers when injuries hit midway through the season.

The Philadelphia Flyers picked up Brown at the Intra-League Draft in June 1971 to add depth to their defensive brigade. He played 12 games but battled assorted injuries before he was claimed on waivers by the L.A. Kings in January 1972. Brown found a home on the L.A. blueline and remained there for six years. He was a solid contributor to the club's overall improvement and its impressive 105-point season in 1974-75. By the late '70s, the Kings wanted to give younger players more ice time so Brown was sent to the minors where he toiled for two years before retiring in 1980.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1963-64

Brandon Wheat Kings

MJHL

2

0

0

0

0

1964-65

Brandon Wheat Kings

SJHL

54

2

11

13

12

2

0

0

0

0

1965-66

Brandon Wheat Kings

SJHL

59

6

18

24

19

11

0

4

4

0

1966-67

Brandon Wheat Kings

MJHL

1967-68

New Haven Blades

EHL

71

6

21

27

39

10

1

7

8

8

1968-69

Omaha Knights

CHL

69

5

14

19

14

7

4

1

5

6

1969-70

New York Rangers

NHL

15

0

3

3

8

+6

1969-70

Buffalo Bisons

AHL

41

2

8

10

46

1970-71

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

33

1

4

5

8

-15

1970-71

New York Rangers

NHL

31

1

1

2

10

+8

11

0

1

1

0

1971-72

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

12

0

0

0

2

-3

1971-72

Richmond Robins

AHL

9

1

1

2

10

1972-73

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

55

0

7

7

8

-4

1973-74

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

45

0

4

4

14

+4

2

0

0

0

0

1973-74

Springfield Kings

AHL

8

0

4

4

6

1974-75

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

78

1

15

16

50

+31

3

0

2

2

0

1975-76

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

74

2

5

7

33

-27

9

0

0

0

2

1976-77

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

55

1

6

7

24

-17

9

0

1

1

6

1976-77

Fort Worth Texans

CHL

14

0

2

2

8

1977-78

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

57

1

8

9

23

-13

1

0

0

0

2

1978-79

Springfield Indians

AHL

65

3

6

9

20

1979-80

Cincinnati Stingers

CHL

31

0

5

5

41

1979-80

Houston Apollos

CHL

39

1

4

5

14

4

1

1

2

0

NHL Totals

455

7

53

60

180

35

0

4

4

10

Traded to Detroit by NY Rangers for Pete Stemkowski, October 31, 1970. Traded to NY Rangers by Detroit with Bruce MacGregor for Arnie Brown, Mike Robitaille and Tom Miller, February 2, 1971. Claimed by Philadelphia from NY Rangers in Intra-League Draft, June 8, 1971. Missed majority of 1971-72 due to mononucleosis. Claimed on waivers by Los Angeles from Philadelphia, January 28, 1972. Claimed by Edmonton from Los Angeles in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979.